The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-13


GOOD STORIES OF THIN PRESENT DAT.
New w. stopped no Crest H1us,.y Aboard
sf.s raoset ssip Qneen Bess.
Many years ago. before tho English gave
up Tasmania a. penal colony. was cabin
boy on the Australian packet Queen Boss. In
those days overy packet to Australia was
crowded with emigrants, soldiers, and advsn-
tursrs, and on this occasion our passenger list
hads great many OF the latter. There seemed to
be regular hegira Of bad mon from Liverpool
and London about that date. and I'll venture
TO say We had tlfty aboard who had no respect
for the laws Of tho land or tho high soas. They
were fighting among themselves before we
wore out OF sight Of land. and heard the Cap
tain saying to the first mate that tho handouts
and shaokles should DO mado ready and tho
brig ovorhauled. for Il was likely that some Of
the Rentry must soon DO taken care Of. Tho
brig Ii tho lookup on board Of o ship. and In
those days every packet had ono provided. and
on long voyages tho briggs were much used.
was thirteen years old the day We left
Liverpool. and had already made one voyage
10 Australia and return with Capt. Flemming.
While wo carried threo cabin boys. was en-
gagged to wait on tho Captain alone. He was very
kind and fatherly to mo from tho first day set
foot on his ship. and I had much pleasanter
lot than usually falls to the boy who takes to
the sea for living. don't say that I was
any keener than the average boy Of my age.
but somehow whom ] came to LOOK over our
crowd as We were about ready to sail, saw
trouble ahead. Two or three trifing incidents
helped mo to make up my mind to this. Most
Of the sailors who had been the other voyage
had reshipped for this one. There was one
whom positively hated-a tall. syil-eyed.
hans-dog fellow-and ON the night before sail
ing, a. I was doing an errand for tho first
mste, Mr.. Cotton. at . public house near tho
dock, I saw this sailor and two evil-looking
lsndsmen in close conversation over their ale.
It 30 happened that stood near them while
waiting. and heard one Of tho men address
the sailor with:
Now. Bill. It II all understood"
"Yes."
III they come sboardwe arc to help ON take
the ship2"
I'VE arc"
"The women and children and such others
e don't care 70 Join us are to DO landed some
ssa The sas s Sa B
ss ss s ssSs Ssvs sosr, .,
and t shaIi Be- share and share alike" n''
on sb.
and counted o. on his fingers: ,,
rsss tsa. r.. soS
b% facfPs''''
ssiss esbIH and sslss.d Fl. III hsd Head some
sss @ TS na Ss1
sssd tbss ED hsd
mate mate, ! had to repeat the conversation for
what Do you know about Bill. the sailorf"
"Hs was IN my watch on the voyage hone ..'
down sm Tor Vicious mutinous dog. Nothing but
sS S9T II GT Sss y e. Pn YIN hD him along
WSo Sf fn Ss' sem1s
r1 ali said but eeoa.e S' The
there was any plan against the ship. They
em hs l he VIZ s d ss5
Nov Albert. am satisfied in my own
sensers aone W s shs ees
sort Is Matching: You can come and 60 without
to Keep circalatins through tie ship. Keep Sop
1sss snyR 1hs sasSou. " me-
Of The and aboard
them were the worse for liquor. / stood at the
ganRway and sized each one up as they came
GERS didn't seem to notice what rough crowd
they were The fact that nearly all 2f them
s a es5 m se
also. that in the first hour Of sailing many Of
the toughs seemed to be acquainted with
From the hour Of saiiin was the ghost of
the ship. was engaged In Q work which in
cited to sleep more than an hour at time.
While had access to part 81 the sh
men had seen with Bin Il, the public house;
fever, We had boon out thirteen days before I
smDDss n nns myself faG ~ hs tine lad
Indeed. there were hours VII, when dopbted l Il
house which 1 reported. IN going among
the steerage passengers put on an old suit
aboard and Was going 70 the new land. also
assumed ,triiHg way and IL vas ,S COMMON nm
Ss uppsa
presents a Of tobacco and ram ssrands Tor ths@
were sitting on their chests, and I pretended
hat they ss Wsr On joined BY three other men Tho
sooner como tORotn6I tnau Dill SAlQ.
have good news for you. We have twelve
ssflors won over. and there are men among the
passengers fit to command Q frigate who will
xladly Join with US when the time comes. How
thirty eight" repiied . erufi voice. which I
know to belong to Q short, broad-backed man
With red hair and the look Of q prize fighter.
Since We started out some OF the mon have
turned chicken hearted. and are afraid Of the
moose, but as soon as we strike blow thore
are AZ Or eight more who win b With US"
Dick. "Thst's crowd enough. II We move to-
gether and move right; to capture man.of-
our minds made up, watch the officers and
PASSENGERS, and nd tour weeks from now will be
There was lots more talked. and whom, I
could get away and have an interview with the |
Captain In his cabin ! told him some things |
which made his eyes flash. He fully realized |
that plot to capture the ship was Matching. |
but he had several weeks in which to prepare
ratified He cautioned me to say nothing to
tho mates or to any OF the passengers, and or |
pected passengerr. We had on board. II re-
member Alright, about $50 soldiers and citizens
as flrSt-caSR DaaBenR0r9, The soldiers num-